The Board has granted service connection for left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and spondylosis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.,These decisions are based on medical opinions that the Veteran's current hip and back conditions are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's left hip, right hip, and lumbar spine degenerative joint diseases are related to his service-connected knee conditions due to compensatory walking strategies and biomechanical changes.,Both medical opinions provided support this finding by indicating that the Veteran's current hip and back conditions are secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20035848
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